Changes Planned for How Smaller Retailers Order Clothing

A new technology deal in the fashion industry promises to modernize the ways more retailers order inventory, a move that may make it easier for shoppers to find the frock or footwear they want, when they want it.

This week, IMG Fashion, whose businesses include representing fashion designers and models and producing high-profile events such as fashion weeks in New York and Berlin, plans to announce a partnership with JOOR, an online...